Bill and Ruth were inseparable. If you saw one, you saw both of them. They appeared to be devout Christians. Every Sunday they had the same routine. They would go to church and then to the football game. Their best friend, Andrew, would be officiating and he would always find them in the crowd before they game and give them a special wave. After the game they would then go to lunch at a nice restaurant and then for a long, leisurely ride in their car before returning home.
Everyone thought they were the perfect couple. But we all know how looks can be deceiving. Things were not as they appeared. You see, Ruth was an overbearing woman who was constantly on Bill’s case. She believed everything he did was wrong. In her mind he could do no right and she let him know it all the time. She was relentless. It got so bad that even when she wasn’t on Bill's case, which wasn’t often, he would anticipate that she was about to come down on him. The verbal abuse was tremendous. Mentally, he could not get away from her constant complaining and bickering, not even in his sleep. This was becoming intolerable for Bill.
The next Sunday they kept the same routine but their favorite team was playing an away game. They went to church, had a wonderful lunch at Ruth’s favorite restaurant where Bill heard nothing but Ruth’s constant nagging, pointing out all of his faults while he just sat there enduring it.
Having extra time as they had no game to attend they decided to drive up to the nearby mountains to Lover’s Lookout for their afternoon drive.
There they could park their car and walk down the path that was bordered by the most beautiful wildflowers they had ever seen. They meandered past the majestic waterfall to the cliff’s edge and looked out to what seemed to be forever. The view was breathtaking as you could see the patchwork of farms and ranches that stretched out on the valley floor below them which reminded them of a handmade quilt.
The following Sunday the people at church were curious as to what had happened to Bill. You see, he was such a nice and considerate person, but now he was ruthless.
Everyone thought they were the perfect couple. But we all know how looks can be deceiving. Things were not as they appeared. You see, Ruth was an overbearing woman who was constantly on Bill’s case. She believed everything he did was wrong. In her mind he could do no right and she let him know it all the time. She was relentless. It got so bad that even when she wasn’t on Bill's case, which wasn’t often, he would anticipate that she was about to come down on him. The verbal abuse was tremendous. Mentally, he could not get away from her constant complaining and bickering, not even in his sleep. This was becoming intolerable for Bill.
The next Sunday they kept the same routine but their favorite team was playing an away game. They went to church, had a wonderful lunch at Ruth’s favorite restaurant where Bill heard nothing but Ruth’s constant nagging, pointing out all of his faults while he just sat there enduring it.
Having extra time as they had no game to attend they decided to drive up to the nearby mountains to Lover’s Lookout for their afternoon drive.
There they could park their car and walk down the path that was bordered by the most beautiful wildflowers they had ever seen. They meandered past the majestic waterfall to the cliff’s edge and looked out to what seemed to be forever. The view was breathtaking as you could see the patchwork of farms and ranches that stretched out on the valley floor below them which reminded them of a handmade quilt.
The following Sunday the people at church were curious as to what had happened to Bill. You see, he was such a nice and considerate person, but now he was ruthless.
